Power plants step up gas consumption in July
Rising electricity demand fuels need for critical energy source
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
How smart technology can help cut your energy bills
Using smart sockets and bulbs, eco-friendly heating system and air fryers are just some of the ways you can reduce your electricity bills
Growing demand sparks surge in Irish electricity imports
Homes on target to meet greenhouse gas emissions, says State body
Our home energy retrofit caused ‘untold stress and left us in a perilous financial position’
A grant applicant had to question whether the hassle he had in dealing with the SEAI was worth the funds he received
How to avoid overspending on home renovation: Start with strategy
Optimise Design’s Denise O’Connor gives her top tips to help you stay on budget
How communities across Ireland are taking control of their energy future
Sustainable energy communities are generating renewable electricity and bringing cost savings to households
Warmer, healthier and more cost effective homes: new online tool calculates solar PV cost
AIB’s new online calculator provides recommendations, estimates payback period and offers information on SEAI grants to start your solar PV journey
Grid investment key to cutting fossil-fuel use
Recent report shows oil and gas account for just over 80% of energy
Ireland relied on fossil fuels for 80% of energy use in 2024
Ireland ranks eighth out of top 10 countries for renewable electricity use, Energy Institute report says
Is it worth borrowing to improve the energy efficiency of your home?
Payback periods can be long but you have the immediate benefit of lower bills and a warm home that has increased in value
How to move to a remote Irish island, to live a ‘better way of life’
There are tens of thousands of euro in grants available to renovate an island home, but life there might not suit everyone
Why is it costing me more to use green fuel in my car than fossil fuels?
Government is desperate for people to adopt greener solutions to help it reach climate change goals but are the incentives adequate?
Losing SEAI retrofit services bidder challenges refusal to disclose pricing structure of winning bid
Company supplying service for past 13 years says winning tender is pitched at 30% below current rate
‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
State hits lowest emissions in 30 years but clean energy evolution incomplete, notes SEAI report
With increased renewables, electricity targets likely to be met despite lack of shift in transport and high imports of fossil fuels
Dublin homeowner at centre of insulation planning action in clear after council U-turn
Tallaght homeowner Clive Ryan says it is a 'huge relief' as 'the threat of imprisonment shook me to the core'
How does retrofitting your house pay off?
You don’t have to sell your house to feel the benefits of retrofitting, but if you do, it should achieve a significantly higher value
Own a car? Here’s how much it costs to keep it on the road
Buying a car can be a financial headache but, without careful planning, so too can the running costs
Interpath Ireland launches renewable energy practice with new hire
The firm hires Gary Borland, who had been with KPMG for more than two decades, to lead unit
Will there be more Government initiatives for EVs?
Electric vehicles: Helping to separate EV myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your questions
What’s the best way to fund home renovations?
Options include topping up a mortgage or tapping the Government’s low-interest Home Energy Upgrade Loan scheme
People power is driving Ireland’s clean energy switch, says Minister
Combining technologies is breaking down barriers to renewables in the home, SEAI energy show reveals
Smart devices can stop €2.1bn wind energy waste and help give homes hot water, says social enterprise
EnergyCloud urges Government to ensure scale-up of solution with ‘broader pilot’ for 10,000 households
Radical overhaul of retrofit grants under consideration
Case for improved incentives based on big shortfall in delivering retrofits, district heating and heat pumps
EV sales up 25% despite overall decline in new car sales
Tesla sales in Ireland rise 31% despite declines in other European Markets
Q&A: Do I need planning permission for my home energy upgrades?
If the work changes the external appearance of the building or render it inconsistent with neighbouring structures it may require planning permission
South Dublin homeowner faces imprisonment or €5,000 fine after retrofitting home under Government grant
Sustainability, climate, environment: Clive Ryan spent €16,000 to have external insulation installed on home in Kilnamanagh in October 2018
‘I just love the connection to the past’: How this Offaly woman renovated her grandparents’ 1830s home
It may not have been in her plans, but for Hazel Keegan, moving back to Tullamore and renovating her grandparents’ listed house has been life changing
High Court refuses to order winning bidder to disclose pricing structure to competitor
Retrofitting survey contract awarded by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimated to be worth €75m
Tough choices must be made on the climate crisis
State is projected to miss emissions targets by 2030, risking €20bn fine despite solid progress on renewables and reducing carbon
Diary of a retrofit: It cost €60,000 but it is worth every cent
SEAI grants helped transform this three-bed semidetached house in the Tenters in Dublin 8 from a chilly BER F rating to a cosy A3 home
Are home-buying grants available to us as returning emigrants?
I am a returning Irish citizen but it seems schemes for first-time buyers don’t apply to us
Infrared to heat pumps: the best modern methods to heat your home
From simple DIY upgrades to deep retrofits – take your home from brr to a high Ber
Could a glut of affordable EVs tempt Irish motorists to make the switch?
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